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I don't know about you, but I find it difficult to learn foreign languages.  
I say learn about 100 key words and just start communicating (Tarzan Korean).
A few very commonly used nouns, verbs, and adjectives can go a long way.  
Below is a list of common Korean words that I find to be very useful -- It's 
not how many words you know, it's what words you know.  (I'll be adding more 
words from time to time until I get up to 100):  


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Some common nouns and pronouns:
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bottle º´ byong
bus ¹ö½º bus-eu
car Â÷ cha
day ÀÏ ill
fire ºÒ bool
a glass À¯¸® ÄÅ yu-ri cup
hour ½Ã°£ seegan
house Áý jib
me ³ª nah
milk ¿ìÀ¯ oo-yu
minute ºÐ boon
person/people »ç¶÷ sa-ram, also myoung
restaurant ´ëÁßÀ½½ÄÁ¡ dae joong eum sig jam
room ¹æ bong
time ½Ã°£ sigan
today ¿À´Ã o-nil
tomorrow ³»ÀÏ na-il
trash ¾²·¹±â suh la gee
yesterday ¾îÁ¦ a-jae 
you ³Ê na (pronounce "a" as in the article "a": "I mailed a letter.")
water ¹° mool

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Some common adjectives:
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beautiful ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿î ah reum dah oon
nice ÁÁÀº
big Å« keun
small ÀÛÀº jahk eun
far ¸Ö¸® mal-ree
near ÀÇ °¡±îÀÌ¿¡  eui-gaggaiae
hot ¶ß°Å¿î ddeugaoon
cold Â÷ cha
tall Å° Å« ki keun
short °£°á gahn gyal
perfect ¿ÏÀüÇÑ won jan han, or won buck han

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Some common verbs:
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give Áֽÿä ju-si-yo (great for saying "Give me ..." ex. pencil ju-si-yo.
sing ³ë·¡ no-rae
eat ¸Ô´Ù mok-da (the "da" just makes the infinitive form "to eat.")
meet ´ëȸ dae-hwoi

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Some common adverbs:
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now Áö±Ý ji-geum

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Some question words:
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why ¿Ö way (easy, sound a lot like why)
when ¾ðÁ¦ an-jae
where ¾îµð ah-di
what ¹«¾ù moo-aht (say it quickly - sounds almost like "what": muat)
how ¾î¶»°Ô a-dah-gae

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Simple but useful key word expressions:
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Where is ...

(is)    (where)
ÀÖ´Â    °÷¿¡
et nun  got ae


what
¹«¾ù 
moo aht

what time ¸î½Ã¿¡ myach si ae

Let's Go °¡ÀÚ kaja



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